Timeline

1773  Peter Manigault died leaving this plantation and his other holdings to his sons Joseph and Gabriel Manigault (1, p. 3).

1778  The brothers divided the entire estate and Joseph became sole owner of the Calhoun County property (1, p. 3).

?  Major William Elnathan Haskell obtained the plantation.
There are two thoughts on the transfer of the property from Manigault:

(1) 1791-1792  Charlotte Ann Thomson, of nearby Belleville Plantation, married Major William Elnathan Haskell. Charlotte's father, William Thomson, acquired the plantation and gave it to the newlyweds as a wedding gift. The Haskells were the first owners to call the property Zante.(3, XII: 48).

Haskell served in the American Revolution under General Washington. His portrait hangs in the Capital dome in Washington, DC. He was nearly 15 years Charlotte's senior. They married on May 12 of either 1791 or 1792. He is buried at Belleville Plantation with members of his wife's family (6).

Haskell had a small house moved several miles inland, away from the river, and then enlarged it. The house is two-and-one-half stories of frame construction with a seven- foot stuccoed brick foundation (1, p. 3) (3, XII: 48) (4, p. 155).

1830  The Haskells owned Zante Plantation at least until this time (4, p. 155)

1851  The plantation was acquired by the Trezevant family and remained in its ownership until 1975 (1, p. 3) (4, p. 155).

Information submitted by Jeffery Davis, who visited the plantation with the permission of the current owners and worked on deconstruction of the house in 2016. Contact Jeffery at 803-315-9334 if you are interested on information regarding the Zante house's salvaged materials.